Applied
Hire faster and smarter without bias. Build high-performing, diverse teams.
Executive Summary
Applied is a leading HR & Recruiting platform that leverages behavioral science and AI to enable structured, skills-based recruitment. It helps hiring teams and talent acquisition leaders reduce bias, improve candidate quality, and increase consistency across the hiring process, from application to offer. The platform's core value lies in its ability to deliver more equitable hiring processes, improved quality of hire, and faster, more defensible hiring decisions by focusing on objective skills assessment.
Use Cases
- Reducing unconscious bias in candidate screening and selection.
- Improving the quality of hire by focusing on job-relevant skills.
- Increasing diversity and inclusion within the talent pipeline.
- Streamlining the recruitment process from application to offer.
- Generating fair and effective job descriptions.
- Enhancing candidate experience through transparent and objective processes.
Features
Visibility
- Real-time Recruitment Analytics: Gain immediate insights into your hiring pipeline, candidate progress, and key performance indicators with customizable dashboards.
- Diversity & Inclusion Tracking: Monitor demographic trends and identify areas for improvement in your hiring process to build more diverse teams.
- Post-Hire Performance Reporting: Analyze the success of hires made through the platform, including retention rates and long-term impact.
Intelligence
- AI Shortlisting: Utilize AI to assess candidate skills and predict the best candidates, reducing manual screening time and bias.
- Job Description Analysis Tool: Automatically analyze job descriptions for biased language and receive suggestions to create more inclusive and effective job postings.
- Structured Interview Module: Access a library of pre-built, predictive questions and a structured framework to conduct fair and consistent interviews.
- Anonymized & Randomized Applications: Remove identifying information from applications and randomize review order to eliminate unconscious bias in the screening process.
Support
- Dedicated Customer Support: Access a responsive support team for assistance with platform usage and best practices.
- Expert Consultations: Receive guidance from fair hiring experts to optimize recruitment strategies and platform utilization.
- Interactive Demos & Training: Benefit from personalized platform tours and training to ensure effective adoption and usage.
Technical Specifications
- Architecture
- Cloud-native SaaS
- Deployment
- Cloud/SaaS
- Authentication
- SSO, SAML 2.0, MFA
- API Available
- Yes
- MCP Server
- No
Infrastructure
- AWS
- GCP
AI/ML Stack
- NLP
- Machine Learning
Integrations
- HRIS/identity integrations for SSO (where supported)
- Email/calendar tooling for interview scheduling (where supported)
Security & Compliance
Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR
Encryption: AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.2+ in transit
Pricing
- Model
- Usage-based / Tiered subscription
- Starting Price
- Starting at 200 usage based /per month (Contact sales for specific pricing)
- Target Customer
- Mid-market to Enterprise
- Contract Type
- Annual
- Free Trial
- Yes, Custom demo / Feature-specific trials (credit card required)
About Applied
Applied is a recruitment platform focused on helping employers hire fairly and effectively by reducing bias in the hiring process. It provides tools for structured applications, anonymised screening, skills-based assessments, and structured interviews to improve diversity and quality of hiring decisions.